
Evergreen-Forest Warbler Bradypterus lopezi, Mount Mulanje, Malawi
Country checklist and status
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ABC and other checklists
You can download and print an ABC / Dowsett checklist for Malawi. The ABC lists follow the taxonomic sequence and names of Birds of Africa Volumes I-VII and are kept up to date with published and peer-reviewed records.
Endemic species
There are no endemic species: Cholo Alethe Alethe choloensis is also found on Mounts Chiperone and Namuli, just across the border in Mozambique.
Threatened species
BirdLife International notes the following species as being of high global conservation concern:
Madagascar Pond Heron | Ardeola idae | Vulnerable (prob. annual) |
Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotus | Vulnerable |
Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Vulnerable |
Corncrake | Crex crex | Vulnerable |
Blue Swallow | Hirundo atrocaerulea | Vulnerable |
East Coast Akalat | Sheppardia gunningi | Vulnerable |
Cholo Alethe | Alethe choloensis | Endangered |
Spotted Ground-Thrush | Zoothera guttata | Endangered |
White-winged Apalis | Apalis chariessa | Vulnerable |
*Yellow-throated Apalis | Apalis flavigularis | Endangered |
* Yellow-throated Apalis Apalis flavigularis is considered to be a subspecies of Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica flavigularis by the African Bird Club.